Sponsored by Sponsored by Hemmings Coaches Putford Coach Holidays Day Excursions Manufacturers of quality cattle, Private Hire Post sheep, horse and game feeds www.putford.co.uk Tel: 01409 254300 Tel. 01237 451282 October / November 2015 Putford Parish Council Poor TV reception? Mrs L. Drake (Chair) , Mrs M. Lewis, Mr A. Bewes If your TV aerial is tuned to the Huntshaw mast you (Vice), Mr M. Cornish, Mr P. Bond, Mrs G. Clark, Mr may have experienced bad reception over the past D. Pomeroy, Mr N. Moulder, Mr J. Wooldridge, few months since the Galsworthy wind farm came Parish Clerk Sue Squire 01598 710526 or into service. This interference is particularly bad on [email protected] the “minor” channels such as Ch4 and less so on BBC1, BBC2 and ITV. One of the planning condi- Parish Council tions agreed with Torridge DC was that any such There are three vacancies on the Parish Council and interference would be rectified by the developer parishioners are invited to apply to be co-opted (one Ecotricity. In Haytown we are on a direct line with letter of application has been received to date). the wind farm and Huntshaw mast. A brief email Please contact parish clerk Sue Squire, details above. conversation with Ecotricity resulted in their con- The “Putford Bells” golf competition in September tractor testing our signal, agreeing that the turbines was a successful day, we would like to thank all were causing interference, and the installation of those that sponsored holes and donated prizes, Hols- Freesat dishes and tuners for each of the TV sets in the house. worthy Golf Club and all their staff for their hospi- tality and all those who played on the day. The over- If you are having problems with your TV reception, all competition was won by Mark Bellew, and the you should contact Ecotricity as follows: winning team was Lesley Taylor, Mike Bridgman, www.ecotricity.co.uk Will Urquhart and Steve Taylor. An excellent day Tel: 01453 756111 was had by all and we were able to raise just over They were very helpful in our case but you should £2000. Thank you to everyone that contributed to- be aware that they will only consider complaints for wards making the day such a success. a limited period after the wind farm comes into op- eration so do not delay! Robert and Mavis Lewis will have been married 60 Sam Doncaster years on the 8th of October 2015. They were married at Alwington Church and have lived at Bridge Farm, Putford since then. Congratulations to them both. Our warmest thanks as always to all contributors, sponsors and advertisers. Last copy date for the next issue of the Putford Post is Nov. 23rd. Contacts Advertising:- Lorraine:- 01409 241005 Treasurer:- Rosemary 241409 Distribution:- Jackie 240321 or email Chris at [email protected] Printed by North Devon Print, Bideford. Church Services October 4th 9am Sutcombe Holy Communion 10am Bradworthy Family Service 3pm Abbots Bickington Harvest Festival October 11th 10am Bradworthy Sung Eucharist 10am Sutcombe Morning Prayer 11.30am Putford Harvest Festival 6.30pm Sutcombe Evensong October 18th 10am Sutcombe Family Service 11.30am Putford Sung Eucharist 6.30pm Bradworthy Harvest Festival October 25th 9am Bradworthy Holy Communion 10am Sutcombe Sung Eucharist 11.30am Bulkworthy Sung Eucharist November 1st 9am Sutcombe Holy Communion 10am Bradworthy Family Service 11.30am Abbots Bickington Sung Eucharist 6.30pm Bradworthy Evensong—All Souls Service November 8th 9.30am Sutcombe Remembrance Service 10.50am Bradworthy Remembrance Service 2.30pm Putford Remembrance Service November 15th 10am Sutcombe Family Service 10am Bradworthy Morning Prayer 11.30am Putford Sung Eucharist 6.30pm Bradworthy Evensong November 22nd 9am Bradworthy Holy Communion 10am Sutcombe Sung Eucharist 4.30pm Putford Evensong The November service dates are provisional, please check the church noticeboard nearer the time. Also: 13th October 10am-midday, Bradworthy jumble sale and coffee morning. Devon Access to Services Project This project administers local Car Forums across the whole of Devon, offering support to existing schemes and setting up new community car networks. If anyone is interested in learning more about community car schemes, please contact Tim or Jo on 01271 859261 or email [email protected] Sutcombe Community Primary School News All the children have settled back in well after the summer break and have been keen to learn. Class 1 are enjoying their new topic for this half term: ‘I’m Alive!’ where they are learning all about the human body. So far they have learnt about their skeleton and how it supports their body, their digestive system, their five senses and how their muscles work. The children have particularly enjoyed making a model arm in pairs to learn about how muscles help them to move. Class 2’s topic for this half term is the Vi- kings. So far they have learnt about why the Vikings invaded the UK, what the Vikings wore and some of the Vikings gods. This then led on to village life where they Skyped the Jorvik Centre in York to hear what life was like in a Viking village. All the children really enjoyed this experience and asked lots of interesting questions and found out a lot about Viking life. Little Owls Toddler Group Little Owls run every Wednesday morning from 9.30-11am in the Community Room at Sutcombe School, where parents and children from birth up to school age, meet to play, socialise and take part in a range of fun activities. It costs £1.50 a week to include a snack. Little Owls welcome any new parents and children. Please do pop along and join them. Amy Bellew 2 NOTES FROM WEST & EAST PUTFORD PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY, 25/8/15. · All Councillors were present and no Declarations of Interest were declared. · The Meetings of the Meeting held on 13/5/15 were approved and signed. · No members of the public were present. · No Police report as PCSO Rowe was out of the office until 28 August. · County Councillor Julian was arranging for a further £500.00 from his Locality Grant in addition to the £1,500.00 already given for the work at Venn Bridge. Councillor Julian had highlighted the problem of Ragwort with Highways where the response was that farmers were expected to do this. After further investigations, he found that by law it is the County Council who are responsible for the removal on its own verges. The response was that DCC could not afford it. DCC will not be at- tending to other prolific weeds; a further £10 million has to be cut from the budget. · Future of Cottage Hospitals. Councillor Julian had attended one consultation and intended to be at a further meeting planned to make strong representations that they are kept open in the local areas. · Public toilets at Roundswell and on the North Devon Link Road. These had recently been closed due to a cost cutting exercise by DCC. Councillor Julian is continuing to make representations for them to be re-opened, backed by the Transport Association. · Councillor Julian had spent all his funding allocation on his Parishes amounting to £35,000. · Parish Councillors considered reducing the number of Councillors from 12 to 9, and the majority felt that it should stay at 12. There were three vacancies and the details to go in the Putford Post. · There were no planning applications to consider. · Planning permission had been granted by Torridge District Council for a proposed conversion of barn into workshop/studio at Cory Manor, West Putford and additional information regarding the wind turbine at Lane Mill Farm, Woolsery, also granted approval. · An Appeal had been made regarding the single wind turbine at Badworthy Farm, Shebbear. · Balances were given and payments authorised for: Mrs S Squire, salary and expenses; HMRC, PAYE; South & West Audit, fees for internal audit services 2014/15. · Relevant paperwork was completed for the National Savings and Investment Account so that the Clerk was the nominated contact. · The accounts for the financial year ended 31/3/15 had been audited by the internal auditor and fur- ther details were given. · Torridge District Council had encouraged Parishes to have an emergency plan. In this connection, the Clerk had prepared a draft emergency advice document based on the model provided by PCSO Rowe. This had been forwarded to Councillors when some minor amendments were made. This to be included in the Putford Post. · Meetings. Market and Coastal Towns Initiative Meeting on 3 September, to be attended by Council- lors Mrs Drake and Mrs Lewis. Geoffrey Cox MP was to be lobbied for his support against the pro- posed major changes in local health care provision and the threat of community bed closures; North Devon Hospice open evenings and open days drop ins had been planned and Councillors Mrs Clark and Mrs Lewis would attend; Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust public consultation regarding hospital beds. Proposed by Councillor Mrs Drake, seconded by Councillor Mrs Lewis and unani- mously agreed to send representations from this Parish Council that all of the Community Hospitals should be saved. · West and East Putford Primary School. The Property Manager at Torridge District Council had con- firmed that the property had been removed from the List of Assets of Community Value. · Councillor Mrs Drake proposed the rescission of the Grant Giving Policy adopted on 18/2/15 for the reason that the Parish Council does not have the finance available. Seconded by Councillor Wooldridge and unanimously agreed. · Various road defects to be reported. County Councillor Julian would also make representations. · Next Meeting: Tuesday, 27 October in Bradworthy Primary Academy at 7.30pm.